Feb 15, 2021
Max Armstrong observes that perhaps cold weather will stall the carjackers which have hit the Minneapolis area hard. Max shares the story of Marshalltown, Iowa, police seeking a robber who committed a murder and he offers one observance about the shooter. Max warns about the use of space heaters in this cold weather. From This Week in Agribusiness, there s news of some conferences still meeting in person. One example is the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, in a facility rearranged for safe meeting.
Midwest Digest is a twice-daily audio feature produced by Max Armstrong, offering news and commentary from across the Midwest.
Photos courtesy of Wisconsin OYF
OUTSTANDING FARMERS: Five couples competed for Wisconsin’s 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. They are (front, from left) runners-up Joe and Ashley Dudkiewicz, Crivitz, and winners Jennifer and Shane Sauer, Waterloo. In back (from left) are Leslie and Scott Svacina, Deer Park, and Jenny and Michael Jenson, Elk Mound. Clint and Erin Hodorff, Eden, are not in the photo. Shane and Jennifer Sauer farm 650 acres and milk 150 cows.
Shane and Jennifer Sauer of Waterloo, Wis., were selected as the Wisconsin 2021 Outstanding Young Farmers during the 67th annual OYF awards weekend, held Jan. 22-23 in Neenah, Wis.
Cold weather advice from skilled calf raisers
While it has been a somewhat mild winter so far in parts of the country, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been cold days and nights, especially for people working outside and for calves housed outdoors.
In a Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin (PDPW) Dairy Signal webcast, calf managers for two Badger State dairy farms talked about young stock care. Part of the conversation focused on handling calves during the winter months.
Stacy Jauquet owns and operates Jauquet’s Hillview Dairy LLC with her husband, Dave, near Luxemberg, Wis. Calf care is a focal point on their dairy.
The newest addition to the annual Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) Business Conference will provide a showcase for the most innovative and groundbreaking ideas and technologies to improve processes, sustainability and profitability in the dairy industry. The inaugural Nexus stage will provide five companies with